Girl Names That End with L

This fashionable-sounding surname is surprisingly rare, considering its proximity to popular Ryder. Musical fans will recognise it as the fictional high school setting for Grease (albeit with two Ls), after which singer Rydel Lynch was apparently named.

Virgil for a girl? Maybe, somewhere, someday....

Spunky old vaudeville era nickname name suddenly sounds new again.

Until now, most girls called Shell used it as a nickname for Shelley or Michelle. Today's Shell is much more likely to be a nature name, cool and beachy, fit for all genders.

An island off the coast of Florida makes an intriguing name choice. Sanibel was originally named Santa Isybella, after Queen Isabella of Castille, and was later shortened to San Ybel and eventually Sanibel. Would make a unique alternative to Annabel or Isabel.

Adjectives names are the latest class of word names to gain popularity in the US, a trend spurred by celebrities. Beautiful is one of the more established adjective names — first used in 1997 — yet has never been given to more than 70 baby girls in a single year.

The name of a sixth century Welsh saint who founded abbeys in Brittany, reconstituted for a modern girl.

An Irish classic for boys that has a streamlined, surnamey, unisex appeal in this spelling.

The Norwegian word for "honeysuckle" could make for a fresh and vibrant nature-inspired choice.

Though Abigail has long been a very popular girls' name in the US, modern Hebrew form Avigail is rare here but among the Top 10 girls' names in Israel.

Soft, amber-hued herbal and autumnal name that's used most often to describe the color of a horse. The proper spelling: Sorrel.

A unique option if you like the nickname Mei.

Farrell is usually considered a boy's name, though the soft sound of this Irish surname makes it perfectly appropriate for a girl, reminiscent of Farrah.

Spelt with a fada in Gaelic – Sibéal – this is a soft and strong-sounding name, reminiscent of Siobhan and Sinead.